YORK COUNTY, Pa – 12/21/15 – This holiday season the US Postal Service expects to deliver a total of approximately 15.5 billion pieces of mail. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, they expect to also deliver over 600 million packages. For the second year in a row, they are delivering packages seven days a week. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As many people scramble to get the final item on their Christmas list, the United States Postal Office is preparing for its busiest delivery day of the year on Monday. Read more
APWU news – 12/18/15 – Congress approved an appropriations bill on Dec. 18 to fund the government through 2016, but failed to include a measure that would have restored postal service standards to their pre-January 2015 levels. The primary purpose of an appropriations bill is to fund the government, but budget bills are often amended […]
APWU news – 12/18/2015 – The APWU filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMC), Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced. The complaint asks the court to direct the Postal Service to comply with a ruling issued by Arbitrator Ira F. Jaffe on […]
Bernie Sanders has settled a bareknuckled dispute with the Democratic Party over his campaign’s voter records, with the Democratic National Committee agreeing on Friday night to give the Sanders campaign back its access to its voter data. Both the DNC and the Sanders campaign claimed victory, saying they had come away with what they wanted […]
EAST ORANGE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – 12/17/15 – A New Jersey woman delivered an early gift to a postal worker after some life-saving heroics. As CBS2’s Christine Sloan reported, it was a way to say “thank you” for saving her father’s life. “I love this guy. He’s family,” Dianne Cook-Rock said. A live was saved because […]
CHICAGO (WLS) – 12/16/15 – On one block in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood, stolen packages have been reported at three different homes over the last couple of weeks – all in broad daylight within minutes of delivery. “He’s probably shopping, he’s around, he’s doing his Christmas shopping at other people’s expense,” said Emerald-Jane Hunter. An […]
12/15/15 – Postal carrier offers glimpse of busy holidays. WZZM
APWU News – 12/15/2015 – The Postal Service failed to complete processing of a $56 million payment to clerks in small offices in time for the holidays, the union has learned. Management blamed the delay on a computer glitch technicians encountered when they attempted to upload the payments, said APWU Assistant Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks. Payment […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – 12/15/15 – The Knik Contract Post Office reopened Monday after a sudden shutdown, federal investigation and outrage from customers. Now staff are playing catch up and racing against the holiday rush. Waiting in line this time of year is to be expected, but Knik CPO customers no longer have to drive all the way […]